When we add Viacom, this theater company owns quite a lot of TV. Thank God its American at least, and not
owned by the Chinese like AMC. Maybe that is the difference in the subject matter you see in
their content?? OF COURSE IT IS THE DIFFERENCE!

originally posted by: theantediluvian
a reply to: worldstarcountryThe fact that this PoS would even suggest closing down media outlets for being critical of him or
anyone else in government is mind-boggling.

After all you have seen and heard from the media this past 24 months - on both sides of the isle.... If you honestly believe theantediluvian, that the
media is being ''critical'' and not blatantly making up nonsense it knows to be false, then you have a long way to go until you can spell the word
''reality'' let alone understand it.

I wonder if the company founder is related to the man who founded Sinclair Petroleum?? They have the same name, but the media mogul's is in the
middle. I take it that somebody somewhere got married in order for a couple of families to maintain a hefty asset sheet for their dynasty. I am just
speculating though as I have not gone down that rabbit hole yet.

From my peers into the world of "regulations", what tends to come out is the rules are more to the tune of keeping it rigged so little guy companies
have no chance of ever rising up. Which people object to. But then Democrat's say well we gotta have regulations 'because of capitalism' snarf snarf.
But when those "regulations" tend to benefit the largest corporations, well? So then everyone fights about it, liberals scream about how bad
capitalism is just look at it (corporatism), but as long as the Democrat's keep telling all the liberals 'hey we're pro-regulations' then you all keep
toeing the line which pisses off the conservatives because you make it (corporatism) about attacking "capitalism" (for what, socialism?) and then the
Republican's & Democrat's (the players) just laugh at all the liberals and conservatives (normal people) because the squabbling keeps them both in the
corporatism business with no accountability. Oh, and if they're laughing at their supporters just imagine how they look down on everyone else in
between and on the outs...

Well that all was workering until the engineered housing collapse + engineered fuel price speculation hike plundered the nations, then the Occupy &
Tea Party Movement's both rose up in the same general direction, so then the MSM and Party's (same thing ultimately) along with Hollywood & academia &
silicon Valley (same thing ultimately) set about turning the liberals into little hyper-bigots with this "anti-bigotry" identity poltick BS, and now
while we're all pissed about the absurdities of it all, and shia'ite from 150 years ago, so now while we're busy marching around to the tune of their
drummers they're in the process of trying to merge AT&T & Time Warner as we speak.

I just made that up but according to your logic...you don't have the right to report me to the mods and have my comments removed. You're saying the
MSM has the right to print whatever lies they want without repercussions.

Stop twisting an already twisted MSM narrative. The false headlines about Tillerson wanting to quit along with the false narrative that Tillerson
called Trump a moron are BS and news organizations should be held accountable. I think he should take it a step further and make false accusations of
this nature criminal in nature. At some point the absolute load of shlt that gets dumped on the American public has to be reined in and that goes for
both party sides.

originally posted by: cavtrooper7
EVERYTHING is proceeding as planned the THREE "Ls" are in a frenzy Liberals ,Liars and LAWYERS.
THEY are as OCTOPY SQUIRTING their MEDIA INK as they scramble and their like are terrified.
IF you DON'T get that, I don't CARE...
I'm trained to observe and report.

so then the MSM and Party's (same thing ultimately) along with Hollywood & academia & silicon Valley (same thing ultimately) set about turning the
liberals into little hyper-bigots with this "anti-bigotry" identity poltick BS

May I show you what is most concerning about that claim you just wrote? That it was codified into statutes by Obama on his way out. I distinctly
remember highlighting it in fact when I put the topic out there... with little fanfare of course.

On Thursday December 8th, the US senate quietly passed the National Defense Authorization Act ( or the ‘NDAA’ ) for the fiscal year of 2017.
Basically, the NDAA is passed every year to re-approve & add to the United States’ so-called “defense” spending — which is sort of like
Christmas for the officials who run the profitable death-machine called “US foreign policy.”

However, many would likely be shocked by the ridiculous and terrifying laws that our treacherous congress usually buries inside the yearly bill —
for example, Congress just used the NDAA to create a “Global Engagement Center,” headed by the Secretary of State. Sounds harmless, right? Well,
it might seem that way until you realize that “Global Engagement Center” is code for our new “Ministry of US Propaganda.”

Hidden in the fantastically boring depths of the 1,576-page NDAA, in§1259C, below Subtitle E, labeled “Other Matters,” below Title
XIII , is approval for the funding of a new propaganda agency which will be managed by the secretary of state. The text was pretty much lifted
word-for-word from the Portman-Murphy “Countering Disinformation & Propaganda Act,”except that congress changed the name from the slightly
ominous-sounding “Center for Information Analysis and Response” to a happier “Global Engagement Center.” Among other things, the center’s
function is to —

…develop, plan, and synchronize… whole-of-government initiatives to expose and counter foreign propaganda and disinformationdirected
against United States national security interests and proactively advance fact-based narratives that support United States allies and interests

— §1259C, a3

Its pretty bad, there are even lines that will grant authority to embed agents into academia and journalism to encourage favorable narratives.

To establish cooperative or liaison relationships with foreign partners and allies… and other entities, such as academia, nongovernmental
organizations, and the private sector

— §1259C, a5

Or, in other words, they’ll be planting their people in academic situations & working with pretty much any industry they think will enhance
their propaganda’s reach & effectiveness. The section even approves funding to spy on journalists, social media groups, political parties, &
NGOs — all of this is to “proactively advance fact-based narratives,” of course. See for yourself — the NDAA lists one of the center’s
functions as:

“Identifying current and emerging trends in… information obtained from print, broadcast, online and social media, support for third-party
outlets such as think tanks, political parties, and nongovernmental organizations… and the use of covert or clandestine special operators and agents
to influence targeted populations and governments…”

— §1259C, b4

AUTHORITY FOR GRANTS.—The Center is authorized to provide grants or contracts of financial support to civil society groups,
journalists, nongovernmental organizations, federally-funded research and development centers, private companies, or
academic institutions for the following purposes:

[…]to counter efforts by foreign governments to use disinformation, misinformation, and propaganda to influence the policies and social
and political stability of the United States

— §1259C, f(1) & §1259C, f(1)D

In plain English, this is saying that the US is going to start subsidizing journalists, researchers, and even schools who agree with the regime
— which, incidentally, will punish and potentially threaten the viability of truly independent media altogether.

Trump's problem with the media is that they are legally loyal to the former administration for subsidizing that propaganda, which is clearly
demonstrating itself now. Rex Tillerson, once again, is technically now in charge of the Global Engagement Center and its operations now. Does this
mean he is directing the entire production, or is the alleged battle between Trump and media a legitimate play by the former shadow powers utilizing
this Obama era abomination in spite of Tillerson??

Blatant falsehoods should be against the law for the president because fate of the world depends upon people being able to believe what he says.

The media, not so much.

Freedom of speech includes freedom to lie.

So when the media deliberately misleads the public on what the President has said/done - you dont see any problem with that?

Consider this - how many people watch the President speak via the White House communication channels or live at rallies compared to how many rely on
the News to see what he said? Personally I'd guess 80% plus use the news, when you have that kind of figure relying on the news for the truth - i
think they are the more relevant when it comes to the fate of America.

Take for example ''Russian Collusion'' - that was plastered over the news and its only through leaks we've found out the news media knowingly skewed
the stories. Yet, Anwan and the recent news seems to be ignored...

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